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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... What's the diagnosis ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... consistent w/ lung ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary
COVID-19 Chest Xray - First case of 2019 novel coronavirus in Canada
Chest x-ray shows bilateral, peribronchovascular,
COVID-19 Chest Xray ... opacities in all lung ... Care @iBookCC #COVID19 ... #ChestXray #CXR
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #ARDS
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... : refer + order ... History of cancer, lung
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
v2.3) updated to reflect ... influenza) • CFR ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis
COVID-19 Lung POCUS 

This is a POCUS of a patient with COVID-19.
No prior pulmonary disease; had
COVID-19 Lung POCUS ... a patient with COVID ... CXR: diffuse interstitial ... Eric Abrams, MD ... Subpleural #Clinical #Lung
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
Ventilator Alarms ... - Auscultate lungs ... bronchodilators/order CXR ... thenursealyx - http://covid19 ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Typical COVID19 chest x-ray versus normal. The image on the right shows multi-focal patchy airspace opacities.
Typical COVID19 ... image are the lungs ... @KurteL10 #COVID19 ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
abdominojugular, reflux ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR